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July 01, 2008
Eufaula crime for July 1, 2008
The Q-Ball reported on Saturday that a 30-year-old known offender fired shots into the air outside the establishment and threatened to shoot into the building. The incident occurred just after midnight on Saturday morning.
June 30, 2008
Business blooms for Eufaula florists
Tonya Ward of The Flower Hut says there are two kinds of people her customers don’t want to disappoint - their moms and their girlfriends.
Beasley to seek election for Clayton mayor
Rebecca Beasley announced recently that she will seek the office of Clayton mayor again Aug. 26.
Black farmers get second chance at 1999 settlement
Black farmers from southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia came to the Eufaula City Auditorium last week to learn how they could file claims for discrimination that occurred at least 10 years ago.
Summer showers too little, too late for local corn crop
Regular afternoon showers are offering some relief to the drought that has clutched the Southeast for the past 1 ½ years, but Barbour County Extension Coordinator Charlie Mason says local farmers are still not very optimistic about this summer’s weather.
Sheriff: ‘I never said I would sue’
Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw stated on Monday that despite reports from the Clayton Record, he never said he intended to sue the Barbour County Commission for cutting back funding for the Sheriff’s Department.
June 27, 2008
Moving begins for city schools
Workers began moving boxes Monday for the final phase of Eufaula City Schools reconfiguration.
Eufaula crime for June 27, 2008
A 45-year-old Eufaula resident was arrested Monday after police received several complaints that the man was exposing himself in public on Dale Road.
Plant workers seeking security
For longtime MeadWestvaco employee Larry Strickland, last week’s protest in front of the company’s main gate was about more than money or better healthcare benefits.
June 26, 2008
Eufaula native killed in Cincinnati
Always well-dressed, Cedric Tate was quick to smile, slow to judge and easy to love. But above all, he was proud to be called a Tate.
Real world learning
It’s not often that students are paid to earn job experience.
Sports-loving family feeling effects of high gas prices
Payton and Weston Jones love to play ball.
June 25, 2008
Independence Day activities on tap
No one in Barbour and Quitman counties should complain that there’s nothing to do this July 4th weekend.
Summer program in full swing at library
The Eufaula Carnegie Library welcomed Aisha Dickerson of the McWane Center Wednesday as part of the library’s final summer reading program event for June.
Severe thunderstorm warning for Barbour County
Radar as of 2:28 p.m.
Little Miss Eufaula in search of books
Little Miss Eufaula Savanna Wood is collecting books to fill up the Accelerated Reader Libraries at the schools.
June 23, 2008
Barbour Co. family loses home in Friday blaze
It was a phone call that Carolyn Birmingham didn’t want to hear.
Where in the world are potential industries?
Why do key leaders in Eufaula travel to countries such as Japan, Germany and Korea to promote industry in the area?
Young shares college’s accomplishments
When faculty and staff gather at the flag pole on a Wallace College campus, a celebration may be under way.
Eufaula crime for June 23, 2008
An argument over Fourth of July plans resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old Eufaula man Friday after he reportedly assaulted his wife with a shopping cart at Piggly Wiggly on South Eufaula Avenue.
God and Country event set for July 4
Eufaula’s fifth annual Gospel Sing and Fireworks Celebration is scheduled for July 4, at 6 p.m. at Lakepoint State Park and Resort near the tennis courts. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m.
Jaxon and Bradley lead search for jobs
Approximately one-in-three jobs in Barbour County are manufacturing jobs.
Higher gas prices actually helping some local stores
Steep gas prices might just be a silver lining for some local merchants.
Officials move forward on spec building
The City of Eufaula is closer to having a spec building to show industrial prospects.
June 22, 2008
Florida threatens lawsuit in water wars
Florida officials are threatening to sue the federal government unless the Corps of Engineers reconsiders its plan to withhold more water from federal reservoirs and lakes in Georgia.
June 20, 2008
Barbour County family loses home in fire
A Clayton family lost their home Friday afternoon after their trailer caught fire.
Hitson not giving up on project
Historic Bluff City Inn, LLC developer and owner William M. Hitson says the situation with the Bluff City Inn is self-explanatory.
Kasper retiring as EHA director
For more than three years, visitors to Shorter Mansion have been greeted by the smiling faces and hospitality of Glenn and Beth Kasper.
Plant employees stage protest
A protestor near the main entrance of MeadWestvaco held up a sign this week that displayed a bright pink piggy bank overflowing with dollar bills. Written in green marker above the piggy bank were the words “Greed Westvaco.”
Commission tables rezoning request
The Eufaula Planning Commission tabled a request Tuesday to rezone approximately 25 acres in the vicinity of Wall Street for use as a possible manufactured home subdivision.
